Ditylenchus destructor Thorne, 1945
(Potato Tuber Eelworm)

Interactions where Ditylenchus destructor is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
infects and damages live, discoloured leaf Minor Gladiolus gladioli Asparagales: Iridaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Secernentea/Rhabditida/Anguinidae/Ditylenchus destructor/Ditylenchus destructorpotato tuber eelworm Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Iridaceae/Gladiolus/Gladiolusgladiolilive, discolouredleafMinor
infects and damages live, discoloured leaf Iris irises Asparagales: Iridaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Secernentea/Rhabditida/Anguinidae/Ditylenchus destructor/Ditylenchus destructorpotato tuber eelworm Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Iridaceae/Iris/Irisiriseslive, discolouredleaf
infects and damages longitudinally dark-streaked bulb scale Iris irises Asparagales: Iridaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Secernentea/Rhabditida/Anguinidae/Ditylenchus destructor/Ditylenchus destructorpotato tuber eelworm Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Iridaceae/Iris/Irisiriseslongitudinally dark-streakedbulb scale
infects and damages live, discoloured leaf Minor Tigridia pavonia Tiger Flower, Shell Flower Asparagales: Iridaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Secernentea/Rhabditida/Anguinidae/Ditylenchus destructor/Ditylenchus destructorpotato tuber eelworm Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Iridaceae/Tigridia pavonia/Tigridia pavoniatiger flower, shell flowerlive, discolouredleafMinor
infects and damages live, discoloured leaf Minor Dahlia dahlias Asterales: Asteraceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Secernentea/Rhabditida/Anguinidae/Ditylenchus destructor/Ditylenchus destructorpotato tuber eelworm Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Dahlia/Dahliadahliaslive, discolouredleafMinor
infects and damages live, cracked, wrinkled tuber UK/IrelandMajor Solanum tuberosum Potato Solanales: Solanaceae Potato rot nematodes (Ditylenchus species), Anon., 2008
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Secernentea/Rhabditida/Anguinidae/Ditylenchus destructor/Ditylenchus destructorpotato tuber eelworm Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatolive, cracked, wrinkledtuberMajor

Author & YearTitleSource
Anon., 2008Potato rot nematodes (Ditylenchus species)Plant Clinic News Feb 08: 2.
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins

Ditylenchus destructor (Potato Tuber Eelworm) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDitylenchus destructor (Potato Tuber Eelworm)
GenusDitylenchus (a genus of roundworms)
FamilyANGUINIDAE (a family of roundworms)
SuperfamilySPHAERULARIOIDEA (a superfamily of roundworms)
InfraorderTylenchomorpha (an infraorder of roundworms)
SuborderTYLENCHINA (a suborder of roundworms)
OrderRHABDITIDA (an order of roundworms)
ClassSECERNENTEA (a class of roundworms)
PhylumNEMATODA (roundworms, eelworms or nematodes)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Ditylenchus destructor (Potato Tuber Eelworm)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Anon. 2008 Potato rot nematodes (Ditylenchus species) Plant Clinic News Feb 08: 2.

Ditylenchus destructor (Potato Tuber Eelworm) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Ditylenchus destructor (Potato Tuber Eelworm):

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